It was clear from the outset that part of the plan was denying the basket to the Dawg's standout scorers, Kelsey Plum and Jazmine Davis. The Cardinal defense held Plum to 2-of-7 field goals and Davis to 1-of-5 in the first half. (Plum was much more successful in the second half and finished with 21 points.)
The offensive plan was (1) get the ball to Chiney and (2) make your shot. Both parts of this succeeded.
Chiney, in spite of often being double- or triple-teamed, made 61% of her shots and scored 32 points — four short of her career high. She also grabbed 11 rebounds, dished three assists, blocked two shots and got one steal.
The Cardinal made 47% of their shots tonight, including nine (of 24) from beyond the arc.
Bonnie started again tonight and was hot beyond the arc. She sank four (of seven) 3-pointers and a layup for a total of 14 points.
Lili appeared to have fully recovered from her sprained ankle. She was in the starting lineup again and played for 29 minutes. She sank three (of six) 3-pointers and a jumper for a total of 11 points. She also had four rebounds and two assists.
Amber was aggressive on offense. She was the fourth double-digit scorer for the Cardinal with ten points, including one trey. She also had five rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Karlie sank the Cardinal's ninth 3-pointer and added five more points on 100% free-throw shooting. She played for only 15 minutes (Tempie said that she's still in pain from her foot injury).
Mikaela played her typical fine game — the game-high 14 rebounds, four points, five assists and a steal.
In other Pac-12 action tonight, Cal beat WSU in overtime and USC beat Utah (the Arizonas and Oregons play on Friday). So, for a day at least, Cal is in second, ASU and OSU are tied for third, USC is fifth, UW and WSU have dropped to a tie for sixth.
Here are game reports and commentary:
- No. 5 Stanford women cruise past Washington, 83-60, the Associated Press game recap by Eric Gilmore
- Stanford Avoids Sweep, Tops UW, 83-60, the Washington Athletics game recap
- The House Always Wins, the Stanford Athletics game recap
- Ogwumike’s 32 lead 83-60 rout of Huskies in revenge match by Tom FitzGerald (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Stanford pays back Huskies in Pac-12 rout by Michelle Smith (espnW)
- WBB: Stanford 83 Washington 60 from the CARDboard
Stanford-Washington postgame notes from Stanford Athletics,
A postgame interview of Chiney on playing in front of Nneka from Pac-12 Networks
A gallery of photos by Bob Drebin (Stanford Photo),
And photos by Marcio Jose Sanchez (Associated Press):
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